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Etymology
From Latin aeolicus, from Ancient Greek αἰολικός (aiolikos)[1] or Αἰολικός (Aiolikos, “like the Aeolians”).
Proper noun
Aeolic
- An ancient Greek dialect spoken in Boeotia and the island of Lesbos.
Adjective
Aeolic (not comparable)
- Of the Anatolian region Aeolis, Aeolia.[1]
- (Greek mythology) Of Aeolus, the Ancient Greek god of the wind.[1]
- Of, finding its or their origin in, or borne on winds; aerial.[1]
- (geology) Owing its creation, formation, or deposition chiefly to the effects of air currents.[1]
Derived terms
- Aeolic Digamma[1]
- Aeolic mode[1]
References
- ↑ 1.01.11.21.31.41.51.6 [1] (Oxford English Dictionary, second edition, 1989)
